Regardless whether or not Wigan deserved a points deduction, a 2 point deduction is just laughabl and very easy to claw back in the first place

Brilliant reading

Hahahahaha

The issue here could so easily be prevented. As is often the case in the world of the RFL, they have created a mess by not having a clear and well-known system for dealing with salary cap breaches. As a result, when it happens there will always be those who are annoyed because they perceive a sanction to be too harsh, and those who are annoyed because they perceive it to be lenient. It then all happens again when there's an appeal.
This could be so easily sorted out by publishing a clear and open policy that outlines the sanctions for breaching the cap. Everyone will then know what the punishment will be before breaching the rules. There can't be any kind of appeal/moaning if everyone knows the punishment in advance. It doesn't really matter what the sanctions are, but on reflection I'd go withevery 10k over the cap (ie going over the cap by 1-10k would be a 2 point deduction; 10-20k would be a 4 point deduction; 20-30k would be a 6 point deduction; 30-40k would be an 8 point deduction etc etc etc)

Third offence in a 5 year periodin advance and everyone knows where they stand.

Why have rules

It is suspended until 2020, so if they offend again this season it will come to light in 2022.........

Why have rules

Two points did seem too harsh for what sounded like an administrative error. It is much different to where clubs deliberately try to circumvent the rules, like the did in 2006, where they asked Fielden and others to take a reduced amount that year but increase next year, by deferring payments. That is deliberately intended to get round the rule. Someone not filling out a spreadsheet properly is a different thing, with no advantage gained. Fine the club, no problem, but points, for that? Not fair on the players who bust a gut but then miss out on finals, when their play deserves it (okay, maybe not this year) because some back-roomer made a slip-up? Not for me.

The punishment has to fit the crime.

Who do you think you are talking sense on here? Shame on you

So in example Salford over spend by £2m and win everything then the following year get a 2 point deduction differed, sound reasonable to me

Tried reading it three times.
Anyone??

Think he's trying to be hypothetical. But it's a head scratcher.

Should be called
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I do not think that Wigan breaking the salary cap in the near is very likely. This is because Ian Lenegans pockets are no longer deep enough to pay the full cap.

Fans of all the other mid table teams will be in arms now as those 2 points could be the difference in missing the play offs

Should be called
Wigan we can do what the